Neck-yoke



(No Model.)

L. M. SNYDER. NEGK YOKE.l

No. 441,593. Patented Nov. 25, 1890.l

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LAURENCE M. SNYDER, OF BROOKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

N ECK-YOKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 441,593, dated November25, 1890.

Application filed August 27, 1890. Serial N0. 363,191' (N0 IIIOBL) Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAURENCE M. SNYDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brookville, in the county of lJefferson and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Neck-Yoke, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in neck-yokes.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple and strongand durable neckyoke adapted or designed to be attached to the ends ofthe ordinary neck-yoke which is arranged at the front of the tongue ofavehicle to enable the latterto be backed.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a neck-yokeconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view. Fig. 3 is a transverse Sectional view. Fig. 4 is adetail view of the strut'.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a neck-yoke body,constructed of suitable metal, preferably iron or steel, and beingsemi-tubular or transversely curved to present an outer convex space andan inner concave face, and it has its ends bent around the ends 2 of thetension-rod and secured within a socket or ferrule 4 by nuts 5, thatengage the ends 2, which are threaded and adapted to receive the nuts.The ferrule or socket 4 is provided with a ring 6, which is secured in aperforated flange 7, and the tension of the rod 3 is regulated by thenuts 5. The tension-rod is centrally bent and is supported at the bendbya strut 8, consisting of a head portion 9 and diverging legs 10,having threaded ends 11, which are passed through perforations 12 in thebody 1 and are secured thereto by nuts 13, and the said diverging legsare provided at the inner ends of the threads with shoulders 14, whichengage the inner concave face of the inner body l. The head portion 9 ofthe strut is provided with an eye 15, which is formed integral with thestrut and arranged at the end thereof to receive the tension-rod 3 atthe bend and prevent the same leaving the strut, which is interposedbetween the tension-rod and the body, and the said head portion isprovided with a transverse opening 16, through which passes abolt 17,which secures a clevis 1S to the neck-yoke. The clevis 18 is pivot-allysecured to the head portion, and consists of a U-shaped piece of metalhaving its ends 19 and 2O perforated to receive the bolt, and the end 2Ois provided with a square perforation to receive the squared portions ofthe bolt 17 and prevent the latter turning, and the clevis is twisted toform an eye at its bend, which will be arranged transversely to theneck-yoke, to receive a ring or the like atthe end of the usualneck-yoke at the front of a team.

It will be seen that the neck-yoke is simple and inexpensive inconstruction and is strong and durable and not liable to become injuredby the strains incident to its use.

What I claim is-g- 1. A neck-yoke comprising the semi-tubular body 1,the tension-rod having its ends secured to the end of the body, thestrut interposed between the tension-rod and the body, and consisting ofthe head portion connected to the rod and the diverging legs secured tothe body, and the clevis, substantially as described.

2. A neck-yoke comprising the body 1, the tension-rod having its endssecured to the body,.and the strut interposed between the tension-rodand the bodyand consisting of the head portion provided with theintegral eye to receive the tension-rod, the diverging legs havingthreaded ends and provided with shoulders 14 and secured to the body,and the clevis attached to the strut, substantially as described. y

3. A neck-yoke comprising the body, the tension-rod, the strutinterposed between the rod and the body, and consisting of the headportion secured to the rod and provided with a transverse opening andthe diverging legs secured to the body, the clevis composed of aU-shaped piece twisted to form a transverse eye and having its endsprovided with perforations, and the bolt passing through the perrooforations and the clevis and the transverse the tension-rod, and theolevis attached to the 1o opening of the strut, substantially as and forstrut, substantially as described. 4 the purpose described. In testimonythat I claim the foregoing,Y as 4. A neck yoke comprising semi-tubularmy own I have hereto aixed my signature in 5 body, the sockets securedon the ends of the presence of two Witnesses.

body and provided with rings, the tension-rod LAURENCE M. SNYDER. havingits end threaded and arranged in the Witnesses:

sockets and extended beyond the body, the W. A. NEALE,

strut, the nuts engaging the threaded ends of J. XV. WALKER.

